10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GET ONE'S EYE IN»
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1
Heinemann English Dictionary
Phrases an eye for an eye retaliation against somebody to a similar degree or in
a similar way. clap eyes on (informal) to see. get one's eye in, keep one's eye in (
in ball games, darts, etc.) to get or keep the ability to throw or hit accurately. give ...
2
Rajpal Dictionary Of English Idioms & Phrases
... having run a marathon race, I felt the necessity of getting my breath Get one's
cards: Be told to leave * On getting one's cards one must leave immediately
rather than hanging around Get one's eye in: Follow with one's eyes in the
movement ...
3
Sterling Dictionary of Idioms
get one's eye in (in ball games) become able to follow with one's eyes the
movement of the ball/hit the ball accurately She has to get her eye in to perfect
her game. have eyes in the back of one's head observe everything She has eyes
in the ...
4
Idiomatic Expressions with English Grammar' 99 Ed.
... BRAINS FRIED GET ONE'S BREATH AGAIN GET ONE'S DANDER UP GET
ONE'S DUCK IN A ROW GET ONE'S EYE IN GET ONE'S FEET WET- to flatter
another to take offense to irritate or provoke someone to become attentive to join
with ...
5
Wordsworth Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
... to earth Bear his swift erranda Jf Oho : FtmdU* lost. 111, 652 To cast sheep's
eyes at one. See Sheep. To cry one's eyes out. To cry immoderately or
excessively. To get one's eye in. To become proficient at shooting, billiards, golf,
bowls, etc.
Ebenezer Cobham Brewer,
2001
6
The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang
To warm to one's work; become thoroughly used to or skilful at it: coll: from ca
1895. Ex the cricket sense: (of a batsman) to get one's eye in, itself s. in the 1880s
, coll in the 90s. get shut of , see SHUT OF. get straight , v.i. To free oneself of
debt; ...
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Setting-Up a Small Observatory: From Concept to ...
above the tube, otherwise it is difficult to get one's eye in the right place. Another
piece of unsatisfactory equipment, often supplied, is a bracket that holds the
finder with one ring fitted with three setscrews, or with two setscrews and one
sprung ...
P. Moore, David Arditti,
2007
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s eye gig ;SBI ; 31 ASS get one's eye in 3ft#ift ; (£S£#ttfBBBf ) eyesight ['aisait] ...
9
Ezra Pound and the Visual Arts
The work is creditable, but before getting too excited over the drawings one
should get one's eye in by reviewing the work of Gaudier or of Pascin. Not wildly
anti-feminist we are yet to be convinced that any woman ever invented anything
in the ...
Ezra Pound, Harriet Zinnes,
1980
10
Stonehenge: Exploring the greatest Stone Age mystery
All good archaeologists can work on whatever type of soil comes their way, but
experience helps to get one's eye in; you have to be able to recognize stains in
the soil that show the presence of pits and postholes, to see the distinctions ...
Mike Parker Pearson,
2012
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For the novice, it takes time to get one's eye in. Deep blue is not the easiest colour to pick out, and they only come into full-throated bloom in full ... «The Guardian, Sep 13»